How To Install python3-tk on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tk on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-tk
python3-tk is:
A module for writing portable GUI applications with Python 3.x using Tk. Also known as Tkinter. Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-photography
Package: python3-tk Architecture: amd64 Version: 3.8.2-1ubuntu1 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: python Source: python3-stdlib-extensions Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 460 Provides: python3.8-tk Depends: python3 (>= 3.8.0-1~), python3 (« 3.9), blt (>= 2.4z-9), libc6 (>= 2.4), libtcl8.6 (>= 8.6.0), libtk8.6 (>= 8.6.0), tk8.6-blt2.5 (>= 2.5.3) Suggests: tix, python3-tk-dbg Breaks: libpython3.6-stdlib (« 3.6.4~rc1-2), libpython3.7-stdlib (« 3.7.0~a3-2) Replaces: libpython3.6-stdlib (« 3.6.4~rc1-2), libpython3.7-stdlib (« 3.7.0~a3-2) Filename: pool/main/p/python3-stdlib-extensions/python3-tk_3.8.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb Size: 96316 MD5sum: 94dbb3583497eccd6013318862d12424 SHA1: d59a9772c5be44fba6679785f954699322276c6e SHA256: 1094f99f16d7ed8c0ffa455b6b00f55e8524ce595c24a9fb526ce97613484c54 Description-en: Tkinter - Writing Tk applications with Python 3.x A module for writing portable GUI applications with Python 3.x using Tk. Also known as Tkinter. Task: ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-photography
There are three methods to install python3-tk on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-tk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-tk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-tk
Install python3-tk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-tk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-tk
Install python3-tk Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-tk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-tk
How To Uninstall python3-tk on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-tk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-tk
Uninstall python3-tk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-tk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-tk
Remove python3-tk Configurations and Data
To remove python3-tk configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-tk
Remove python3-tk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-tk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-tk
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tk package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
